Dusty tones of soil warnings and Hoover ovation at rally
A columnist covers soil conservation weekly in Marion County criticizing voter apathy while praising William Den Adel for soils district leadership. The piece also reflects on John Alden, Pilgrim myths, and a Hoover admiration moment at a Republican convention, noting his caution on balancing exports and military spending.
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Marion County
Washington
High Heaven
William den Adel
Friends of the Land
Fear Potatoes Surplus in ’48 Editorial
In Toledo Chronicle the writer blasts government spending to prop up potato prices, noting 125 million spent over two years and a forecast of 300 to 500 carloads daily to sustain prices. Calls for a housewives lobby and citizen pressure on Congress. A Knoxville Journal reflection on marriage and rising divorces follows, urging personal responsibility and honoring the home as a sacred institution.
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Burns
Toledo
Agricultural Department
Congress
Knoxville Journal
United States
Retirement of Judge W J Curtis at San Bernardino front page feature
Forty years ago the front page notes judge W J Curtis retires from the bar in San Bernardino at age eighty. Born in Indiana in 1838 he moved with his family to the Pella area in 1844 where his father Rev I C Curtis helped found the Central College and was a Baptist preacher. Curtis studied at Central, moved to California in 1846, and is linked to early civic life as the article recalls local headlines and community figures from Pella and surrounding areas.
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W. J. Curtis
San Bernardino
California
Indiana
Pella
I. C. Curtis
Central College
W. J
Central
Margaret Boonstra
Charley Thomassen
Charley
Albert Lea
Minnesota
Peter Groet
E. Vanden Berg
Visser
Des Moines
Knoxville Bridge
Vanden Berg
D. Scholten
South Brendon
Michigan
Moroe
S$. van der Werf
W. J. van Kersen
I. M. Fisk
Veenschoten
Fowler Telephone Co
Hougs
Otley
Herman Rietveld
Wilma
Herman Jr
Rietveld
Nebraska
Velma Blank
T. L. Blank
Waterloo & Southwestern
30 Years Ago Chautauqua Ends as Fund Raiser Nears Goal
August 25 1918 report notes Federated Club aims to clear 150 for Chautauqua profits while 250 patrons pledged support for a 1919 event. Josephine Thomas injured by a raised pole. Hugo Kuyper assumed Pella Band leadership amid wartime losses. Local officials inspect threshing machines. a 56 man enlistment list to Camp Pike Arkansas. Letters recount wartime Atlantic rescue. Uncle Sam takes over telephone lines as war measure.
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Federated Club
Josephine Little
D. C.thomas
Jake Todd
Tunis Kempkes
Hugo Kuyper
Pella
Army
Navy
A. C. van, Houweling
John A. Vos
J. ©. Boot
Henry I. Johnson
Camp Pike
Arkansas
Lester Welle
Eva Welle
Atlantic
Lester
Henry Ver Steeg
Walter Fowler
Uncle Sam
Dave de Cook
Creston
Gradus Klein
Arthur Klein
Navy Enlistees Report to Great Lakes for Exams
Rube Brand, unable to arrange a physical before service, was ordered to report to Great Lakes Illinois and passed the drummer examination for the 339th Field Artillery. Frank Don Adel of the Motor Transport Service at Camp Wadeworth South Carolina waits for overseas orders. Knitting Club donated a porch swing to the Hos tess House at Camp Dodie. a letter to Mrs Sehlte notes the swing’s constant use.
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Great Lakes
Ilinois
Rube Brand
Inter
339Th Field Artillery
Rand
Camp Ge Oand
Frank Don Adel
Army
Canny Wadeworth
South Carolina
Pella
Camp Dodie
Pella High School advertises for rural students augmentation
In the August 2 1928 issue rural recruitment for Pella High School is highlighted with facilities for 100 more students. A Pella shooting team topped a 50 target event with Roland 49 Van Goerp 48 Rysdam 48 Butt 47 Black 46 while New Sharon led the league. Other items note a hay accident injuring John Vande Noord, visits by Professor A C Van Wely, and local hires at Muscatine and Waterloo.
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Pella High School
Pella
New Sharon
Oskaloosa
Harry Roland
Ed. van Goerp
Gerald Rysdam
Walter Butt
Earl Black
John Vande Noord
A. C. van Wely
Netherlands
William van Wely
Monroe
Henry van Hettinga
Central
Muscatine
Harriet Frush
Waterloo
Iowa
Highway Commission
Ottumwa
H. P. Neyenesch
San Diego
California
Will
Peter Kuiken
Twin Lakes
Michigan
Reformed Church
Linda “Trisk
Epworth
Herbert Hoover
Alfred Smith
Lois Grandin
Christine
Bernadine Bruins
Orange City
Kuyper
Korner
Rose
Pearl
Worst Drivers: Drinking and Age Factor in Iowa Fatalities
A Des Moines Register analysis cites a nationwide pattern of drinking drivers in fatal crashes and Iowa figures from 1947. It notes youths under 16 and ages 60 plus show distinct risk patterns, and suggests focusing on mental and physical traits in highway design. Women account for about 6 percent of fatal Iowa accidents, though one third of drivers are female.
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United States
Lowa
Iowa
Ten Years Ago Chronicle Highlights Iowa Town Events
Front page photo shows Anne H Klein beside a 14 foot corn stalk, entry in tall corn contest. Senator Guy W Gillette to address farmers at Union picnic in Grandman's Grove. Federated Club to booth at State Fair with Pella products, Dutch costumes, and exhibits. REA seeks authority to extend service to 1315 new customers and 125 miles of lines. Townsend Club to meet at Central Park. Marion Porter dies at 87, longtime auc tioneer in Pella born 1851. Vera Gezel to sing at band concert with Henry Kuyper trombone solo. Florence and Florence Den Adel of Leighton featured. Donnie Lubbers lemonade stand near college. Turkey Farm crowd from Pella at Krizer Turkey Farm near Oskaloosa. Legion and Chamber picnic on West Market. band directed by Hugo Kuyper with Esther Beerends and Hespers Kuyper singing. Anne Tysseling returns from Boulder summer school. Morris Vogelaar earned a master’s degree. Mr. and Mrs. Rolfus Sack and children visit Olympia, Wash. for time with Toldins family.
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Anne H. Klein
Chronicle
Guy W. Gillette
Grandman’s Grove
Federated Club
REA Line
Townsend Club
Central Park
Marion Porter
Pella
East Third Street
Vera Gezel
Henry’ Kuyper
Florence
Florenc den Adel
Leighton
Donnie Lubbers
I. J. Lubbers
Eleanor Vos
Gloria Hartley
Krizer
Turkey Farm
Oskaloosa
Krizers
The
Legion
Chamber of Commerce
West Market
Hugo Kuyper
Esther Beerends
Hespers Kuyper
Anne Tysseling
Boulder
Colorado
Morris Vogelaar
Rolfus Sack
Olympia, Washington
Toldins
Speeding blamed for 40 percent of traffic deaths
The Sov ereign Service traffic safety public service campaign reports that speeding, defined as exceeding the limit, accounts for about forty percent of all fatal road incidents.
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Sovereign Service Traffic Safety Public Service
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Pella Chronicle
Official
TWA
Association Ie
H.W. Sadler
George Ver Steeg
By Sadler Publishing Co
Main St. Pella
Tost
Mesopotamia
Syria
Tunis
Bernard de Voto
Pulitzer Pri
Misu
University of Boulder
Denver
Ate
de Voto
Colorado University
John Alden
Miles Standish
Priscilla
John
Priscilla Mullins
Sudsina
Mr. Ieaver
Moaver
Hoover
Moe
William Penn
Mr. Hoover
Rotten Potato
Northwood
Fliteo
Tyme
Walter den Hartog
Syhenga
Korn
Itumwa
A . Vander Zee
Holland
Ford
Ford Motor Co
Dept. H
Detroit
John van Nieuwenhuizen
Lon Wormhoudt
Keokuk
Peter van Sittert
van Sittert
Kate Eysink
Lake Okoboji
John Boyt
Henry Cox
Iowa City
St. Mary's
den, Adel and Vander Heiden
South Main Street
Cook's Insurance Agency
Tay Ne Air
Sovereign
Star Oil Company
Des Moines Register
American Association of State Highway Civils
American Public Works Reration
Institute of Allie Engineers
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